Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who had also devised the Channel 4 soap Brookside. The programme is set in a fictional suburb of Chester called Hollyoaks, and features a large cast of characters primarily aged between 16 and 35. Beginning with a cast of just seven major characters in 1995, the serial now has approximately 50 main cast members. Hollyoaks has a high cast turnover in comparison with other British soaps; as of December 2012, just thirteen characters have spent 5 years or longer on the show.
St Helens Theatre Royal Launch Christmas Panto GOLDILOCKS
by Stephi Wild - September 29, 2021
St Helens Theatre Royal's brand-new Christmas panto has been officially launched with a full cast announcement....
Full Cast for the World Première of Tom Wright's VERY SPECIAL GUEST STAR at Omnibus Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2021
PlayWell Productions, Team Angelica and Epicene today announce the full cast for Very Special Guest Star which opens at Omnibus Theatre on 25 November, with previews from 23 November, and runs until 12 December....
Kimberley Hart Simpson to Star in Mowlem Theatre's EDUCATING RITA
by Stephi Wild - August 20, 2021
Kimberley Hart Simpson (Coronation Street; Hollyoaks) will take on the role that made Julie Walters a breakthrough star as she steps into the titular role of Educating Rita. She will be joined by Keith Hill (Les Enfants Terribles’ Vaudevillains; The Curse of Edgar) in this witty and heartwarming c...
Duncan James Joins Marlowe Theatre Pantomime JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
by Stephi Wild - August 10, 2021
Duncan is well-known as a member of pop group Blue. The band formed in 2001 and have had 40 number one singles worldwide, three number one UK albums and sales of over 16 million records. They took a break in 2005, before reforming to represent the UK at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. ...
David Tag Will Lead The Cast of St Helens Theatre Royal's Christmas Panto
by Stephi Wild - August 06, 2021
David Tag, who will take on the role of Ringmaster, is best known for playing Sylvester 'Sylver' McQueen in award-winning Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks where his character has been involved in a number of key storylines....
Photos: First Look at ALL THAT at King's Head Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 03, 2021
Get a first look at ’All That’, Shaun Kitchener’s whip-smart domestic drama of love, sex and monogamy, the headline show in King’s Head Theatre’s wildly popular Queer Season, which opened tonight! ...
Producer Jamie Clark and Actor James Gaddas Join Forces To Create Gaddas & Clark Productions
by Stephi Wild - August 02, 2021
Gaddas & Clark will initially produce small, power-packed productions based on classic books, finding new ways to tell these well-known stories with fresh interpretations and unexpected twists. They are already collaborating with industry-leading figures to develop this work. ...
Casting Announced For the UK Tour of FOOTLOOSE
by Stephi Wild - July 22, 2021
The musical which was postponed in 2020 is set to burst back onto stage in 2022 opening in the UK at the Theatre Royal Plymouth on 14 Feb following 3 weeks in Zurich before an extensive UK tour....
Cast Announced For ALL THAT as Part of King's Head Theatre's Summer Queer Season
by Stephi Wild - July 09, 2021
Shaun Kitchener's whip-smart domestic drama of love, sex and monogamy is the headline show in King's Head Theatre's wildly popular Queer Season....
Kiran Landa Will Star In EXTINCT at Theatre Royal Stratford East
by Stephi Wild - June 07, 2021
Theatre Royal Stratford East today announces that Kiran Landa will make her Stratford East debut and star in EXTINCT, a new one woman play written by April De Angelis and directed by Kirsty Housley. ...
Anthology Series INNOCENT Returns June 24
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 26, 2021
AMC Networks' streaming service Sundance Now is for culture craving TV watchers looking for their next series to obsess over and offers a rich selection of original and exclusive series from engrossing true crime to heart-stopping dramas. ...
AN ACORN to be Presented by Oldham Coliseum And Toronto's Impel Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 27, 2021
Mina Anwar, Darren Jeffries and Canadian actors Blythe Haynes and Ryan G Hinds star in a cross-Atlantic collaboration of Caridad Svich's An Acorn presented by Oldham Coliseum Theatre and Toronto's impel Theatre. The performance takes place live on Zoom on Thursday 6 May, followed by a recorded run f...
Janey Godley's BIG BURNS SUPPER Attracts A Global Digital Audience Of Over 320,000
by Stephi Wild - January 26, 2021
Scotland's largest contemporary Burns celebration, Big Burns Supper attracted a digital audience of 327,000 with viewers tuning in from Scotland and 50 countries across the world to its first-ever fully digital show which aired last night. ...
Soho Theatre and Nouveau Riche Present the World Premiere of TYPICAL
by Stephi Wild - January 19, 2021
Soho Theatre and Nouveau Riche announce the World Premiere of Typical, the film version of the hit stage play, released exclusively on Soho Theatre On Demand from 24th February 2021. ...
Sheffield Theatres Announces Cast For DAMIAN'S POP-UP PANTO!
by Stephi Wild - November 18, 2020
Today, Sheffield Theatres and Evolution Pantomimes announce the cast for Damian's Pop–Up Panto! at the Crucible Theatre. Joining legendary Dame, Damian Williams, are comedian, presenter and internet dancing sensation Joe Tracini (CBBC's The Dengineers, Hollyoaks), West End star Gemma Sutton (Gypsy...
Daisy Wood-Davis Presents A BEAUTIFUL EVENING Featuring Vicki Manser and Laura Baldwin
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 30, 2020
Acclaimed musical theatre and television star Daisy Wood-Davis will present A BEAUTIFUL EVENING on Wednesday 2 December at The McMillian Theatre, Somerset and streamed online. Daisy will be joined by West End friends Vicki Manser and Laura Baldwin as they take audiences back to the 1960s and 70s wit...
Lesley Joseph, Dianne Pilkington, Joseph Millson and More Star in DISTANCED. Written and Directed by Mark Goldthorp
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 01, 2020
Distanced. is a series of intimate scenes set during lockdown which will be released for free on YouTube every Friday starting on the 9th October, featuring some of the industry's best loved names. Written and Directed by Mark Goldthorp and filmed & edited by Alex Bourne, the scenes released will re...
VIDEO: Watch FAME THE MUSICAL with The Shows Must Go On- Live Now!
by Nicole Rosky - September 25, 2020
THE SHOWS MUST GO ON is officially back this week with the FAME THE MUSICAL - 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR as part of new season: 'THE GREATS ON TOUR'. There will be a new show every week including Michael Ball: PAST & PRESENT TOUR - LIVE, Alfie Boe LIVE - THE BRING HIM HOME TOUR and Jeff Wayne'S MUSICAL ...
Guildford Fringe Theatre Company Presents TWO
by Stephi Wild - September 24, 2020
Guildford Fringe Theatre Company presents a new professional production of Jim Cartwright's gritty play, Two, at the Back Room of the Star Inn, Quarry Street, Guildford from Monday 2 a?' Saturday 7 November 2020 (excluding Friday; press night Tuesday 3 November). ...
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Returns to London This Month
by Stephi Wild - September 06, 2020
Alice in Wonderland - Down the Rabbit Hole! made its premiere at The Aeronaut Outside Theatre on the 19th of August 2020 to a sell-out audience. After a short run, Alice returns to the Aeronaut for 2 shows, bringing the gift of theatre, imagination and play back to children's life after lockdown....
Original Theatre Company Presents a New Online Commission, APOLLO 13: THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
by Stephi Wild - August 21, 2020
Original Theatre Company, the production company behind the critically acclaimed lockdown productions of Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong Online and Louise Coulthard's Watching Rosie, are delighted to present a new commission by Torben Betts, Apollo 13: The Dark Side of The Moon. ...
Soho Theatre Revives TYPICAL Starring Richard Blackwood for Film
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 12, 2020
Typical, a powerful and urgent exploration about how society stereotypes Black masculinity is the subject of a brand-new film created by award-winning creative movement Nouveau Riche and Soho Theatre, London's leading producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret....
Phina Oruche Inspires Young Boys To Read With A Hero Who Looks Like Them
by Stephi Wild - May 13, 2020
Phina Oruche (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed, The WB; Footballers' Wives, ITV; Hollyoaks, Channel 4; Taken Down, BBC), whose show Identity Crisis was a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and on UK tour, has graced our screens for years - now she has turned her hand to storytelling....
Gary Oldman and Olivia Colman Join HERE NOT THERE Virtual Gala
by Stephi Wild - April 24, 2020
Gary Oldman and Olivia Colman are set to be part of a virtual gala showcasing young stars of the future from Yorkshire....
Philip Ridley Will Premiere 'The Beast Will Rise' Series of Online Monologues
by Stephi Wild - April 02, 2020
According to BritishTheatre, Philip Ridley will present a series of online monologues, presented as The Beast Will Rise....
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